title: Plant antimicrobial peptides.
abstract: Plant antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a component of barrier defense system of plants. They have been isolated from roots, seeds, flowers, stems, and leaves of a wide variety of species and have activities towards phytopathogens, as well as against bacteria pathogenic to humans. Thus, plant AMPs are considered as promising antibiotic compounds with important biotechnological applications. Plant AMPs are grouped into several families and share general features such as positive charge, the presence of disulfide bonds (which stabilize the structure), and the mechanism of action targeting outer membrane structures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Virology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Umultowska 89, 61-614, Poznan, Poland, rnawrot@amu.edu.pl.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nawrot
authors.forename: Jakub
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barylski
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nowicki
authors.forename: Justyna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Broniarczyk
authors.forename: Waldemar
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Buchwald
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goździcka-Józefiak
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001709:Biotechnology; D057846:Cell-Penetrating Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; D057846:Cell-Penetrating Peptides